The Congressional Hazards Caucus Alliance in cooperation with the Congressional
Hazards Caucus will hold a briefing on Thursday, February 8, 2007, on
"End to End Disaster Communications". The briefing will feature
an introduction by Congressman Jo Bonner on the importance of human
communications. Speakers and panelists from NOAA, FEMA, USGS, the American
Signal Corporation, RESPOND® Emergency Management Consortium and
the Alabama State Emergency Manager will discuss communications before,
during and after a hazardous event. The briefing will be proceeded by
an introduction to the Caucus and followed by a panel discussion.

Speakers:
David Green, Ph.D., Tsunami Program Manager, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Mitch Auerbach, REMCON Consortium Representative. REMCON stands for
RESPOND® Emergency Management Consortium. The consortium offers
"last
mile" connectivity and communications to reach populations in a
disaster zone to mitigate against the loss of life.

Bruce Baughman, Alabama State Emergency Manager.

The briefing will examine how a warning is triggered, how it is communicated
from a warning center through the "last mile" of connectivity
to local populations, and discuss the role and needs of state emergency
managers.

Dr. David Green, will provide an update on NOAA-National Weather Service
communications to stakeholders. How is information about a tsunami,
hurricane, tornado, or other natural disaster communicated from a warning
center to state and local emergency agencies and responders? Mitch Auerbach,
will offer a model for providing 100 percent mass notification, that
is, providing the "last mile" connectivity to a population
in a targeted disaster zone. Bruce Baughman, will describe the role
of the state emergency managers in disaster mitigation and response
and discuss what the states need in terms of communications.

The purpose of the panel discussion following the briefing is for Members
of Congress, their staff and the public to ask questions of the panelists
about process and/or technology involved in disaster mitigation and
response. Stakeholders, Caucus members, Alliance organizations, federal
agencies involved and congressional staff will be invited to attend
and will have the opportunity to discuss issues, view exhibits from
organizations and federal agencies and speak directly to communications
experts.

Sponsors for the briefing include
the following members of the Hazards Caucus Alliance: